The Camera Cafe Show

Adam Docker: The Cinematic Eye Unplugged (Part 1)

A goth bass player who never made it. A one way bus ticket to Italy. And a life behind the camera that turned out better than the dream! 🎸📸 In Part One of my conversatio

Elle Leontiev: Sony Open Photographer of the Year 2026

A barefoot man. An active volcano. And a photograph that took a photographer all the way to the top of the Sony World Photography Awards. Sometimes, the best stories come

Melina Coogan: Photographing Our Sublime Absurdities

“Everybody smile, because we're doing this for Mum!” Sound familiar? 😄 If you're thinking about becoming a family photographer, this conversation might be just what you n

Tommy Trenchard: Photojournalism Between Disasters and Wonders

Somewhere between the stories that break your heart and the ones that make you smile, there is a whole world of unexpected stories waiting to be told. Photographer and wr

Carolyn van Houten: Photojournalism. On Being Stubborn and Persistent.(Part 2)

There are photo assignments where the story is difficult. There are assignments where the conditions are difficult. And then there are the ones that remind you that there

Carolyn van Houten: Photojournalism. On Being Stubborn and Persistent.(Part 1)

A photograph can win an award. It can tell a story. And sometimes, it can change what happens to the person in the frame. Photojournalist Carolyn van Houten has seen all

Eric Draper: 9/11 Through My Eyes — 25 Years Later

Where were you on 9/11?🕊️ Twenty-five years ago, our next guest lived it alongside President George W. Bush. It was supposed to be a fairly ordinary morning. Eric Draper

Peter Mather: Photographing the Elusive Wild North (Part 2)

A bear covered in ice. A salmon flying into your face. And a camera trap that decides to take a trip down a mountain. Just another day in the Yukon 😄🐻📸  If you thought w

Peter Mather: Photographing the Elusive Wild North (Part 1)

Wolverines. The Yukon. Lots of snow. And a wildlife photographer who once happened to be a math teacher. Welcome to the wild world of Peter Mather! 🐺❄️📸 In Part One of m

Sue Flood: And Now for Something Completely Wild (Part 2)

Welcome to the Adventure Emporium. Antarctica? Penguins? Michael Palin? Shackleton's Hut? We seem to have the lot. Sadly, we're completely sold out of comfy couches 😄  I

Sue Flood: And Now for Something Completely Wild (Part 1)

Sir David Attenborough. Sir Michael Palin. And a beluga whale. No, this isn't a Monty Python sketch... it's the amazing life adventure of our next guest 🐋😂 In Part One o

David Valdez: My Years with George H.W. Bush (Part 2)

George H.W. Bush became President of the United States. He didn't become any less competitive 😄🎣 In Part Two of my conversation with David Valdez, we follow David as he

David Valdez: My Years with George H.W. Bush (Part 1)

When President George H.W. Bush told him to “jump”, he of course did... which seems like a perfectly good way to start another episode of The Camera Café Show 😄📸 In Part

Bruce Dale: Planning for the Unplanned (Part 2)

What happens when you strap a camera to the tail of a jumbo jet?😅📸 In Part Two of my conversation with former National Geographic photographer Bruce Dale, we continue ou

Bruce Dale: Planning for the Unplanned (Part 1)

Did you read National Geographic magazine as a kid in your bedroom, dreaming about all those faraway places? The only difference is that some end up spending thirty years

Ian Berry: The Boy Who Wanted To See The World

As a teenager, Ian Berry left England to see the world. A few years later, he had joined Magnum Photos and would go on to spend more than six decades documenting people,

Meryl Meisler: Street Photography and Boogie Nights (Part 2)

Retirement usually means less work, fewer surprises, and a cleaner attic. Unless, of course, you're a photographer with a lifetime of negatives waiting upstairs. And that

Meryl Meisler: Street Photography and Boogie Nights (Part 1)

Remember the wild hairstyles, the fancy dance moves, and the nights when Studio 54 ruled New York? Well, today's guest was there... camera in hand, and thankfully she kep

Pedaling the Whooper Highway: Mike Forsberg & Andy Caven

Most people look at bird migrations on maps. A photographer and a biologist decided to follow one on bicycles...for 2,500 miles! When I first reached out to Mike Forsber

Ukraine: Living Inside the Story — Oksana Parafeniuk & Iva Sidash (Part 2)

War doesn't end when the photograph is taken. For many people, that's where the story begins. In Part 2 of this special two-part conversation, I once again sit down with